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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada will have a new prime minister on Friday as Liberal Leader Mark Carney is set to be sworn in. Carney, a former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor, will officially take over from outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as Canada’s 24th prime minister at a swearing-in ceremony at 11 a.m. eastern at Rideau Hall in Ottawa.Gov. Gen. Mary Simon will preside over the ceremony, which will also see Carney reveal his cabinet, which sources have told Global News is expected to be a much smaller group than Trudeau’s cabinet.Current ministers primarily dealing with the U.S. are expected to keep their roles.Carney, who is not a member of Parliament, will then be expected to seek a seat in...

The European Union’s foreign policy chief says tariffs between Western countries only serve China’s interests and is calling for higher defence spending to keep Russia in check. “If the United States is having a trade war with Canada, Mexico or the European Union, then who is really benefiting from this is China,” Kaja Kallas said in an interview Thursday with The Canadian Press.Kallas, the former prime minister of Estonia, is overseeing the EU’s approach to an alarming new geopolitical climate — one where the U.S. hints at scaling back its commitment to defending NATO allies and pursues a trade war against Europe and Canada.“We are trying to keep a cool head,” Kallas said.“We are also ready to really defend our interests — but it would be our wish that we didn’t have to deal with this, be...

Eighteen years ago, Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued a rallying cry for Canadians.“Canada has a choice when it comes to defending our sovereignty over the Arctic,” he said on the shores of Esquimalt Harbour, B.C., while announcing plans for a fleet of new Arctic offshore patrol ships (AOPS) and a deep-sea port to be used as their base.“We either use it or lose it.” Prime Minister Stephen Harper announces the construction of Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships at CFB Esquimalt on July 9, 2007. (CP PHOTO/Deddeda Stemler) Canada. Canadian Press But two decades later, amid a flurry of Arctic-focused announcements, one project still languishes unfinished, more than a decade past its completion date — an unwelcome reminder of the challenges...

Critics are calling on Quebec Premier François Legault to take a firmer and more public stance against U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and follow Ontario counterpart Doug Ford‘s lead. Opposition parties and experts in Quebec are accusing Legault of being noticeably absent from the public and not vocal enough during the economic crisis when it comes to publicly defending the province and country amid the trade war.This comes as Premier Ford was headed to Washington Thursday for a meeting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and Legault took to X to call on Liberal Leader Mark Carney to meet with all premiers “to better plan the retaliation against the U.S.” once he’s sworn in as prime minister, which is set to happen Friday.“He is the only one who can defend and protect our in...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to Canada on Thursday reaffirmed the importance of the U.S.-Canada relationship and Canadian sovereignty, despite escalating attacks from the White House. Pete Hoekstra said during his confirmation hearing in front of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Canada remains an important ally on intelligence and national security issues, which can be maintained and strengthened while addressing matters around trade.Yet senators voiced concern about Trump’s repeated calls to make Canada the 51st U.S. state, which the president has said he will use “economic force” to achieve.“Canada is a sovereign state,” Hoekstra said.He appeared to attribute Trump’s rhetoric to the frosty relationship he has with outgoing Prime Minister Justin Tru...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size After nearly 20 years in federal politics, Mark Holland says “it’s time to go home,” announcing he will not run in the upcoming election. Holland, who has served as health minister since 2023, announced his decision in a post on X, thanking volunteers, advocates and friends for “letting me fight alongside you.”“From the deepest parts of my heart; thank you,” Holland wrote.The decision not to run for re-election comes after serving as MP for Ajax since 2015.He had also served as MP for Ajax-Pickering from 2004 until 2011 where he lost the seat in the Conservatives majority victory in that election. 5:53 ...